According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, as of 7:00 a.m. on November 7, the center of storm Yinxing was located at approximately 18.5 degrees North latitude - 123.1 degrees East longitude, in the sea northeast of Luzon Island. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 15 (167-183 km/h), gusting to level 17. The storm is moving in a West-Northwest direction at a speed of 5-10 km/h.
Forecast at 7:00 a.m. on November 8, storm Yinxing will move west, increase its speed to about 15 km/h and officially enter the East Sea. The center of the storm is located at about 18.5 degrees North latitude - 119.6 degrees East longitude, east of the North East Sea area. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 14, gusting to level 16. Disaster risk level: level 3 in the east of the North East Sea area.
At 7:00 a.m. on November 9, the storm moved in a West-Northwest direction, continuing to accelerate to 15 - 20 km/h. The center of the storm was located at about 18.7 degrees North latitude - 115.7 degrees East longitude, east of the North East Sea, 430 km east-northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 12, gusting to level 14. Disaster risk level: level 3 in the east of the North East Sea.
At 7:00 a.m. on November 10, Typhoon Yinxing was still moving in a West-Northwest direction, slowing down to 10 km/h. The center of the storm was located at approximately 18.9 degrees North latitude - 113.2 degrees East longitude, in the North East Sea, 260 km North-Northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 12, gusting to level 14. Disaster risk level: level 3 in the North East Sea.
It is forecasted that in the next 72 to 120 hours, the storm will likely change direction to move southwest, traveling 10-15km per hour, and continue to weaken.
According to the forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), storm Yinxing is likely to weaken into a tropical depression at 7:00 a.m. on November 12, when it moves closer to the sea and mainland of central Vietnam.
Due to the influence of storm Yinxing, the eastern sea area of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 6-7. From the night of November 7, it increased to level 8-10, the area near the storm's center has levels 12-14, gusts of level 16, waves 4.0-6.0m high, the area near the center has 6.0-8.0m, the sea is very rough.
Tourists planning to travel to areas predicted to be affected by Typhoon Yinxing should pay attention to weather forecasts and updates on the storm's passing to arrange appropriate schedules and ensure safety.
